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City of Corry and Municipal Authority of the City of Corry to Correct Permit
Violations and Replace Wastewater Treatment Plant
Philadelphia (January 17, 2025) – The United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announced that, in December 2024, the EPA entered into an
Administrative Order on Consent with the City of Corry (City) and the
Municipal Authority of the City of Corry (Authority), requiring them to
correct Clean Water Act permit violations at their wastewater treatment plant
(Facility).  The City and Authority are planning to construct a new
wastewater treatment plant that will meet their Clean Water Act permit
requirements.
The existing Facility currently provides wastewater treatment for a population
of approximately 6,000-8,000 people within and surrounding the City of Corry,
Pennsylvania, and is designed to treat and discharge up to 3.5 million gallons
of wastewater per day to Hare Creek.  Hare Creek is a tributary of
Brokenstraw Creek and the Allegheny River.
The City and the Authority were cited for several Clean Water Act violations,
including failing to comply with the effluent limits contained in the
Facility’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit
and discharging more pollutants than permissible to Hare Creek.
Pursuant to the Administrative Order on Consent, the City and the Authority
have agreed to (1) develop and implement a corrective action plan containing
short-term measures to improve the operations at the current wastewater
treatment plant, and (2) subsequently construct a new wastewater treatment
plant and related facilities, at an estimated cost of $40 million, in
accordance with their Act 537 Plan which was recently approved by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) in November 2024.
The new wastewater treatment plant will have increased hydraulic and organic
treatment capacities. The City and the Authority are seeking PennVest funding
(through grant funds if available, or low-interest loan funds, to the extent
necessary) for the project. Once PADEP issues the necessary permits and the
construction financing is obtained, the actual construction of the new
wastewater treatment plant is expected to take approximately 2 years.
The EPA pursued this action because continued violations without corrective
action posed the potential for harm to aquatic life, as the excessive
discharges of pollutants included fecal coliform bacteria, suspended solids,
copper, and Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.  The Facility is located in a
community with potential Environmental Justice concerns.
The Clean Water Act regulates certain discharges of pollutants from point
sources, including wastewater treatment plants, through NPDES permits.  These
permits contain limits on what types of pollutants can be discharged by the
facility and at what acceptable levels in order to ensure water quality is
protected. 
A copy of the Administrative Order on Consent can be found here:
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For more information about the EPA’s NPDES municipal wastewater program,
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